Hank certainly remembered Elias.
The two had once been colleagues, and their research directions had been the same. However, Elias's accomplishments at work had fallen far short of Hank Pym's.
After several calculations, Elias concluded that the Quantum Realm held extremely promising prospects and urged Hank to begin experiments immediately. But Hank, who had his reservations, refused and gave him a thorough dressing-down—because the guy had secretly looked at Hank's designs.
After tearing into him, Hank kicked him out of his research group. So Elias took a desperate risk and stole the unfinished Quantum Tunnel blueprints, intending to prove himself.
Stealing them would have been one thing, but without rigorous calculations or careful thought, the guy built an imitation based on Hank's unfinished blueprints and even brought his wife and daughter along to watch...
In the end, just as expected, the experiment failed. The Quantum Tunnel triggered a massive explosion, and everyone present except Ava died.
And Ava had not truly escaped unscathed either.
Affected by the explosion, Ava's entire body became unstable and fluctuating. But that was not the worst part. The worst part was that her consciousness had been torn apart as well.
As a result, she constantly felt as though something were ripping her body apart, with every cell transmitting pain.
After reading Ava's description, Hank fell silent—Elias had indeed been a traitor, but his daughter was innocent. In fact, she could be said to be incredibly pitiful.
"After that, S.H.I.E.L.D... or rather, Hydra, discovered and took her in. This trait allowed her to pass through macroscopic objects at will, and when she manifested particle-like properties, she possessed tremendous strength. Simply put, she was like an Enhanced Human."
"After S.H.I.E.L.D. collapsed, I took over all their assets, including Ava. This girl really had it rough. Not only